Sony nac hd 1 Owner's manual

NAC-HD1E.GB.3-213-271-13(1) NAC-HD1E.GB.3-213-271-13(1)

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Trademarks

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is soware is based in part on the work of the

Independent JPEG Group.

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are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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“WALKMAN”, and are

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Music recognition technology and related data are

provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry

standard in music recognition technology and related

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from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Soware”) enables this

application to perform disc and/or le identication and

obtain music-related information, including name, artist,

track, and title information (“Gracenote Data”) from online

servers or embedded databases (collectively, “Gracenote

Servers”) and to perform other functions. You may use

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HDD Network Audio Component NAC-HD1E

Operating Instructions

HDD Network Audio Component

NAC-HD1E

Getting started ..................................................... 8

Listening to Music .............................................20

Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) .................26

Editing Tracks in the HDD Jukebox .............54

Using the Timer ..................................................67

Listening to Music Stored in a Computer

— Network Media .....................................73

Connections and Settings ..............................79

Additional Information ....................................97

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of re or

electric shock, do not expose

this apparatus to rain or

moisture.

To reduce the risk of re, do not cover

the ventilation of the apparatus with

newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.

And do not place lighted candles on the

apparatus.

To reduce the risk of re or electric shock,

do not place objects lled with liquids,

such as vases, on the apparatus.

Connect the unit to an easily accessible AC

outlet. Should you notice an abnormality

in the unit, disconnect the main plug from

the AC outlet immediately.

Do not install the appliance in a conned

space, such as a bookcase or built-in

cabinet.

Do not expose the battery to excessive heat

such as direct sunlight, re, or the like.

Excessive sound pressure from earphones

and headphones can cause hearing loss.

CAUTION

e use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

is appliance is

classied as a CLASS 1

LASER product. is

label is located on the

rear exterior.

Notice for customers: the

following information is only

applicable to equipment sold in

countries applying EU Directives

e manufacturer of this product is Sony

Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku,

Tokyo, Japan.

e Authorized Representative for EMC

and product safety is Sony Deutschland

GmbH, Hedelnger Strasse 61, 70327

Stuttgart, Germany.

For any service or guarantee matters,

please refer to the addresses given in

separate service or guarantee documents.

Disposal of Old Electrical

& Electronic Equipment

(Applicable in the

European Union and

other European countries

with separate collection systems)

is symbol on the product or on its

packaging indicates that this product

shall not be treated as household waste.

Instead it shall be handed over to the

applicable collection point for the recycling

of electrical and electronic equipment.

By ensuring this product is disposed of

correctly, you will help prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment

and human health, which could otherwise

be caused by inappropriate waste handling

of this product. e recycling of materials

will help to conserve natural resources. For

more detailed information about recycling

of this product, please contact your

local Civic Oce, your household waste

disposal service or the shop where you

purchased the product.

Applicable accessories: Remote control

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Disposal of waste

batteries

(applicable in the

European Union

and other

European countries with separate

collection systems)

is symbol on the battery or on the

packaging indicates that the battery

provided with this product shall not be

treated as household waste. By ensuring

these batteries are disposed of correctly,

you will help prevent potentially negative

consequences for the environment and

human health which could otherwise be

caused by inappropriate waste handling of

the battery. e recycling of the materials

will help to conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety,

performance or data integrity reasons

require a permanent connection with an

incorporated battery, this battery should be

replaced by qualied service sta only.

To ensure that the battery will be treated

properly, hand over the product at end-of-

life to the applicable collection point for

the recycling of electrical and electronic

equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the

section on how to remove the battery from

the product safely. Hand the battery over

to the applicable collection point for the

recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about

recycling of this product or battery, please

contact your local Civic Oce, your

household waste disposal service or the

shop where you purchased the product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product

which mates DVD recorded material on

one side with digital audio material on

the other side. However, since the audio

material side does not conform to the

Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on

this product is not guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with

copyright protection technologies

is product is designed to playback

discs that conform to the Compact Disc

(CD) standard. Recently, various music

discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies are marketed by some record

companies. Please be aware that among

those discs, there are some that do not

conform to the CD standard and may not

be playable by this product.

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Table of Contents

Before operating the unit

Be sure to read the following

information ..................................................7

Getting Started

Guide to parts and controls ................ 8

Remote control ................................................8

Main unit ......................................................... 10

Basic operations ....................................12

Turning on the power ................................ 12

Selecting the display language .............. 12

Selecting a function .................................... 13

Using menus .................................................. 13

Switching the display mode .................... 14

Entering text .................................................. 15

Setting up the Sony amplier ..........17

Setting the clock ...................................18

Setting the clock manually ....................... 18

Setting the clock through an Internet

connection — NTP ................................. 19

Listening to Music

Playing a CD ............................................20

Obtaining title information ...................... 21

Viewing information for a CD .................. 22

Listening to the radio ..........................23

Selecting a radio station ............................ 23

Presetting radio stations ........................... 24

Viewing detailed information for a

radio station ............................................. 24

Repeat play · Shue play .........25

Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

Recording/Importing to the HDD ...26

Recordable/Importable materials .......... 26

Setting up the unit for recording/

importing .................................................. 28

Recording a CD to the HDD ..................... 30

Recording a radio broadcast ................... 31

Recording from an externally

connected component ........................ 32

Importing les from a USB storage

device ......................................................... 33

Importing les from a shared folder

on the computer ..................................... 33

Playing the HDD Jukebox ..................34

Checking album or track information .. 35

Switching listing modes ............................ 35

Repeat play · Shue play .......................... 39

Searching for albums or tracks ............... 40

Playing tracks using x-DJ ...................41

How does x-DJ work? ................................. 41

Using x-DJ ....................................................... 42

Using Music Surn’ ...................................... 43

Setting up x-DJ ............................................. 44

Transferring x-DJ channels ....................... 45

About 12 Tone Analysis ............................. 45

Transferring audio data ......................46

Transferable formats ................................... 46

Setting the TRANSFER button ................. 46

Transferring tracks to a “WALKMAN”

(ATRAC AD) ............................................... 47

Transferring tracks to a USB storage

device ......................................................... 48

Transferring tracks to a mobile

phone ......................................................... 50

Transferring tracks to a PSP ...................... 51

Other operations .......................................... 52

Deleting albums, tracks, or playlists on

the destination device .......................... 53

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Editing Tracks in the HDD

Jukebox

About the functions that can be

performed ...............................................54

Searching and obtaining title

information .............................................55

Searching for and obtaining album

information ............................................... 55

Searching for and obtaining track

information ............................................... 55

Batch searching for and obtaining

information for multiple tracks ......... 56

Creating a folder, group, or

playlist .......................................................56

Creating a folder ........................................... 56

Creating a group .......................................... 57

Creating a playlist ........................................ 57

Changing titles ......................................58

Deleting recordings .............................59

Moving recordings ...............................60

Dividing recorded tracks ....................61

Combining recorded tracks ..............62

Converting the audio format of

tracks— Convert Format ....................63

Saving image les .................................64

Before saving ................................................. 64

Saving an image le .................................... 64

Registering desired tracks to

playlist .......................................................65

Registering the currently playing

track ............................................................. 65

Registering multiple tracks at the

same time .................................................. 66

Using the Timer

Using the Sleep Timer .........................67

Using the Wake Up Timer ...................68

Using the Recording Timer ................69

Recording a radio program using the

Recording Timer ...................................... 69

Recording from an external

component using the Recording

Timer ........................................................... 69

Other operations .......................................... 71

Listening to Music Stored in a

Computer — Network Media

What is Network Media? ....................73

About servers ................................................ 73

Listening to music ................................74

Various play modes ..................................... 76

Viewing information on playlists or

tracks ........................................................... 77

Useful settings .......................................77

Setting for automatic connection to a

server .......................................................... 77

Registering the unit to a VAIO

computer — Access limitation

setting ........................................................ 78

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Connections and Settings

Connecting the antennas and the

amplier ...................................................79

Network connection and setup .......82

Connecting the unit to the Internet ..... 82

Setting up the network ............................. 87

Setting the shared folder .......................... 91

Other settings ........................................91

Display settings ............................................ 91

Setting the standby mode ........................ 92

Managing the system ..........................92

Backing up and restoring audio data ... 92

Checking system information ................. 96

Updating the system application .......... 96

Formatting the system ............................... 96

Additional Informa

tion

Troubleshooting ...................................97

Precautions .......................................... 105

About CDs ....................................................106

About MP3 ...................................................107

Specications ...................................... 108

Glossary ................................................. 110

Index ....................................................... 113

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Before operating the unit

The supplied manuals and their

contents



Quick connection and operation guide

is manual provides the

minimum amount of information

necessary to connect and operate

the unit. Refer to this guide rst to

set up the unit.



Operating Instructions

is manual provides full

explanations of the various

settings, operations and the

network connection procedure.

is manual also contains

precautions for the safe use of the

unit.



Customer support site of Sony Europe

Refer to this Web site for the latest support

information and FAQs.

For the customers in Europe:

http://support.sony-europe.com/

How to use this manual

is manual explains how to operate the unit mainly

using the remote control. Buttons and controls on

the main unit with the same or similar name as that

on the remote control can be used to perform the

same operations.

: is mark identies HDD Jukebox

functions.

: is mark identies CD functions.

: is mark identies “WALKMAN” (ATRAC

AD) functions.

: is mark identies USB storage device

functions.

About the display

e display contents shown in this manual may

dier from the actual display contents on the unit.

Be sure to read the following

information

About the hard disk drive

e hard disk drive is easily damaged by shock

and vibration, so be sure to observe the following

precautions. See page 105 for details.



Do not subject the unit to strong shocks.



Do not move the unit while the power cord is

connected to the wall outlet.



Do not use the unit in a location subject to

vibrations or in an unstable location.



Do not move the unit or disconnect the power

cord while the unit is recording or playing.



Do not attempt to replace or upgrade the hard

disk drive by yourself, as this may result in a

malfunction.

Any data that is lost due to a malfunction in the hard

disk drive cannot be recovered.

Data recorded to the hard disk drive may be

damaged during ordinary operations. Make sure to

use the unit’s backup function to back up the data

regularly to an optional USB hard disk or a shared

folder on your computer.

Sony cannot provide compensation for any

destruction of data caused by a damaged hard disk

drive.

On recording



Make a trial recording before making the actual

recording, especially when recording important

material.



Sony cannot provide compensation for any failure

in recording caused by a malfunction in this unit.

Malfunctions that occur during the normal use

of the unit will be repaired by Sony in accordance

with the conditions dened in the limited

warranty for this unit. However, Sony will not

be liable for any consequences arising from a

failure to record or play caused by a damaged or

malfunctioning unit.

About services that can be used

in conjunction with an Internet

connection

Please note that Internet-based services are subject

to change or termination without notice.

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Guide to parts and controls

Remote control

Operation buttons

Use in all functions to perform

basic operations.





(play) button*





(fast rewind) • TUNING–

and



(fast forward) •

TUNING + buttons





(pause) button





(stop) button

•PRESET–, •PRESET+,

ALBUM+ and ALBUM– buttons





and



buttons

Cues the beginning of a track.



PRESET+ and PRESET–

buttons

Use to select a preset radio

station.



ALBUM+ and ALBUM–

buttons

Use to select an album or a

group.

Getting Started

/ (power) button

Turns the power on (page

12).

Function Select buttons

Use to select the function

directly. During standby

mode, these buttons turn on

the unit and start playback at

the same time.



HDD button (pages 13,

34)



CD button (pages 13,

20)



DIGITAL IN button (pages

13, 32)



ANALOG IN button (pages

13, 32)



FM/AM button (pages 13,

23, 31)



NETWORK MEDIA button

(pages 13, 74)



x-DJ button (pages 13, 42)

AMPLIFIER  ,

AMPLIFIER VOLUME+*

and AMPLIFIER VOLUME–

buttons

ese buttons operate only

Sony ampliers (page17).



AMPLIFIER  button

Use to turn on the power of

a connected amplier.



AMPLIFIER VOLUME +

and AMPLIFIER VOLUME

– buttons

Use to adjust the output of a

connected amplier when it

is turned on.

DISPLAY button

Use to switch the time information

(between elapsed time and

remaining time).

FAVORITE button

Use to add a track to “Favorites”

in the playlist (page 65).

SLEEP and TIMER buttons



SLEEP button

Use to make or conrm the

sleep timer setting (page 67).



TIMER button

Use to set the timer (pages 68

to 72).

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HDD REC buttons

Use for recording to the HDD

Jukebox.



HDD REC  (start

recording) button (page 30)



HDD REC  (pause

recording) button (page 31)



HDD REC  (stop recording)

button (page 30)

Numeric*/text buttons

Use to select a track during play or

to enter text.



A•Y•M buttons

Use to select the additional

channels of Music Surn’ during

x-DJ (page 43)

SETUP button

Displays the Setup menu (page

13). Use to enter clock, network

and other system settings.

BACK button

Use to go back to the previous

display (page 14).

TRANSFER button

Use to transfer tracks to a

“WALKMAN” (ATRAC AD) or

other portable audio device (page

47).

DIMMER button

Switches the display between two

brightness levels.

DELETE button

Use in each function to delete

an item (page 59).

FUNCTION button

Displays the Function menu

(page 13).

Use to select the sound source.

Menu operation buttons

Use to select menu items and

enter menu settings (page 13).





,



,



and



buttons

Use to select a menu item or

to change a setting.



ENTER button

Use to enter a setting.

OPTIONS button

Displays the Option menu

(page 13).

Menu items will vary according

to the selected function.

An asterisk (*) indicates buttons that have a tactile dot (the number “5” button,

AMPLIFIER VOLUME + button and  (play) button of the operation buttons ).

LIST button

Use to switch between the main

display and the list display

(page 14).

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Main unit

Remote sensor



/



(power) button

Turns the power on or o

(page 12).

PHONES jack

Use to connect

headphones.

Menu operation buttons

Use to select menu items and enter menu

settings (page 13).





,



,



and



buttons

Use to select a menu item or to change a

setting.



ENTER button

Use to enter a setting.

TRANSFER button

Use to transfer tracks to a

“WALKMAN” (ATRAC AD) or other

portable audio device (page 47).

Illumination panel



Lights up when the power is turned on.



Flashes slowly when the unit is analyzing music data

recorded to the HDD Jukebox.



button

Opens and closes the disc

tray (page 20).

Disc tray

Use to load a CD (page 20).

ON/STANDBY indicator

e color indicates the power status of the

unit.



Green: e unit is on or is analyzing the

recorded music data. (See “About 12 Tone

Analysis” on page 45.)



Red or orange: e unit is in standby

mode.

Operation buttons

Use in all functions to

perform basic operations.





(pause) button





(stop) button

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SETUP button

Displays the Setup

menu (page 13).

Use to enter clock,

network and other

system settings.

BACK button

Use to go back to the previous display (page 14).

FUNCTION button

Displays the Function

menu (page 13).

Use to select the sound

source.

OPTIONS button

Displays the Option menu (page 13). Menu items will vary

according to the selected function.

PHONE LEVEL (MIN/MAX) control

Use to adjust the output of a connected headphone.

USB connecting jack

Use to connect a USB storage device, “WALKMAN” (ATRAC

AD) or other portable device (pages 47 to 51).

TIMER indicator

Indicates the status of the

timer (pages 68, 69).

Function Select buttons

Use to select the function directly. During

standby mode, these buttons turn on the unit

and start playback at the same time.



HDD button (pages 13, 34)



CD button (pages 13, 20)



FM/AM button (pages 13, 23, 31)



x-DJ button (pages 13, 42)

HDD



and HDD



buttons

Use for recording to the HDD Jukebox.



HDD  (start recording) button (page 30)



HDD  (pause recording) button (page 31)

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Basic operations

Turning on the power

/

1

Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

e unit automatically turns on, makes

the initial settings, and then turns o.

2

Press / (power).

e unit turns on.

WARNING

Do not disconnect the power cord while the unit is

making the initial settings. Doing so may cause the

unit to malfunction.

To turn o the power

Press the / button on either the remote

control or the main unit. The power may

not turn off immediately. If it does not,

this indicates that the unit is analyzing the

music data on the HDD (hard disk drive)

(see “About 12 Tone Analysis” on page 45).

While the unit is analyzing the music data,

the illumination panel flashes slowly. If you

want to cancel the analysis and turn off the

power immediately, press the  button. If

you want to turn the power back on, press

the / button.

Tip

is unit has two starting modes: Quick start-up

mode and Standard start-up mode. See “Setting the

standby mode” on page 92 for details.

Selecting the display language

English, French, German, Italian or

Spanish may be selected for the display

language.

SETUP



/



/



/



/

ENTER

1

Press SETUP.

e Setup menu appears.

2

Press



/



to select [Screen setting]

and press ENTER.

e display for selecting the language

appears.

3

Press



/



to select the desired

language from the [Language] setting

and press ENTER.

Display Selectable language

English English

Franais French

Deutsch German

Italiano Italian

Español Spanish

4

Press



/



/



/



to select [Execute]

and press ENTER.

e display appears in the selected

language.

Note

When you change the display language, the input

language (page 15) also changes to the selected

language.

Tip

Refer to “List of input characters” (page 112) to nd

out which characters you can use.

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Selecting a function

To select the function directly

CD

HDD

ANALOG IN

NETWORK

MEDIA

FM/AM

x-DJ

DIGITAL IN

To select

(function)

Press (function

select button)

CD

CD

HDD JUKEBOX

HDD

FM/AM FM/AM

DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN

ANALOG IN ANALOG IN

NETWORK MEDIA NETWORK MEDIA

x-DJ x-DJ

e power is turned on and playback starts

in the respective function.

To select the function from the

Function menu

FUNCTION



/



/



/



/

ENTER

1

Press FUNCTION.

e Function menu appears.

2

Select a function using



/



/



/



,

and then press ENTER.

e selected function becomes active.

To cancel the Function menu

Press FUNCTION or BACK before pressing ENTER.

e Function menu disappears.

Using menus

is unit has three menus: Function menu,

Option menu and Setup menu. Use these

menus to make recording, play mode

setting and other settings.

SETUP

BACK

FUNCTION

OPTIONS



/



/



/



/

ENTER

1

Press the desired menu button

(FUNCTION, OPTIONS, or SETUP).

e unit enters the specied menu.

2

Press



/



/



/



to select the

desired item.

3

Press ENTER.

4

To set another item, repeat steps 2

and 3.

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To cancel the procedure

Press BACK.

Function menu

Appears when you press the FUNCTION

button.

Use this menu to select a function.

Option menu

Appears when you press the OPTIONS

button.

e items displayed in this menu will

dier according to the selected function or

display.

Setup menu

Appears when you press the SETUP

button.

Use this menu to set up the system. is

menu can be selected at any time.

Switching the display mode

ere are two display modes: main display

and list display.



/



LIST

Press LIST repeatedly to select the main

display or the list display.

Main display mode

is is the normal display. It shows

information related to the currently

selected track.

Track name

Artist name

Album name

List display mode

is mode displays the contents of the

selected directory. e example gure

below shows the contents of the track

directory.

Track icon

Directory icons

Track directory

display icon

A list of contents in the selected

directory appears.

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About track icons

Dierent track formats have dierent track

icons.

Icon Track format

ATRAC

MP3

Linear PCM

ere is no list display for the FM/AM,

ANALOG IN, DIGITAL IN and x-DJ

functions.

About directory icons

When you move between dierent

directories by pressing



or



button,

the respective directory icon at the top of

the screen is highlighted to let you know

which directory is currently selected

(album, group, track, etc.).

Icon (example) Directory

Tracks

Groups

Entering text

You can enter text when labeling tracks or

radio stations, or when making network

settings.

To select the input language

Select the input language to enter

characters in that language.

While the screen shows the text input display

(this page), enter the Option menu and select

[Language] – [(the desired language)].

Tips



Changing the input language does not cause the

display language (page 12) to change.



Refer to “List of input characters” (page 112) to

nd out which characters you can use.

Remote control

Numeric/text buttons

Press the button with the desired letter

(ABC, DEF, etc.). Press repeatedly until

the desired letter appears.

CLEAR button

Press this button to erase a letter that

was just entered.

a/A button

Press this button to switch between

lowercase and uppercase letters.

 button

Press this button before pressing

ENTER to go to the previous character.

CHARACTER button

is button selects the character type.

Each time you press the button, the

type changes as follows:



When the input language is set to

English:

[English alphanumeric characters]



[English alphanumeric characters

(including umlaut characters)]



[Numbers]



…



When the input language is set to a

language other than English:

[Alphanumeric characters in the

selected language]



[Numbers]



…

Continued



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



/



/



/



/ENTER buttons





/



/



/



buttons

Use these buttons to move the cursor.



ENTER button

Press this button to enter a text string

or setting.

Text input display



 







Text input area

Displays the text that you enter.

Character palette

Displays the selectable characters.

Input language display area

e selected input language (page 15)

appears.

Character type display area

Each time you press the CHARACTER

button, the display changes as follows:



When the input language is set to

English:

Display Type of characters

a/0 Lowercase/uppercase English

letters and numbers

A/0 Uppercase/lowercase English

letters and numbers

à/0 Lowercase/uppercase English

letters (including umlaut

characters) and numbers

À/0 Uppercase/lowercase English

letters (including umlaut

characters) and numbers

0 Numbers



When the input language is set to a

language other than English:

Display Type of characters

a/0 Lowercase/uppercase letters

(including umlaut characters)

and numbers

A/0 Uppercase/lowercase letters

(including umlaut characters)

and numbers

0 Numbers

Text input mode (overwrite/insert)

display area

Input bytes display area

is area shows [Number of bytes

entered / e maximum number of

bytes].

e input of one character uses one

byte.

How to enter text

You can enter text using the supplied

remote control, as you would with your

mobile phone.

1

Press CHARACTER repeatedly to select the

desired character type.

2

Press the corresponding numeric/text

buttons to enter the desired characters.

3

Press ENTER to input the text string.

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Other operations

To Do the following:

Restore the previous

condition

Press BACK.

Move the cursor

Press ///.

Enter uppercase/

lowercase letters

(“A” or “a”)

Press a/A, or press the

corresponding numeric/

text button repeatedly.

Enter symbols

(e.g., $)

Enter the Option menu,

select [Input symbol], and

then select the desired

symbol.

Switch text input mode

(overwrite or insert)

Enter the Option menu

and select [Insert] or

[Overwrite].

To use the same text string in

another place  Copy/Cut/Paste

1

Enter the Option menu, select [Edit]

– [Copy] or [Cut], and then press ENTER.

2

Press



/



to select the starting letter of

the text string to be copied or cut, and then

press ENTER.

3

Press



/



to select the last letter of the

text string to be copied or cut, and then

press ENTER.

If you selected [Cut], the text string is deleted

from the sentence.

4

Move the cursor to the point where you

want to paste the text string.

5

Enter the Option menu, select [Edit]

– [Paste], and then press ENTER.

e text string is inserted at that point.

e text string will be inserted without

overwriting the existing text even if the input

mode is set to “Overwrite”.

Setting up the Sony

ampliﬁer

You can use the remote control to control

the Sony amplier (power on/o and

volume).

AMPLIFIER 

AMPLIFIER

VOLUME +/–

Numeric

buttons

(1 - 4)

Press the corresponding numeric button

(1 to 4) while pressing AMPLIFIER  to

select the Sony amplier.

Press Type of amplier

AMPLIFIER 

and 1

Sony stereo amplier or

receiver

AMPLIFIER 

and 2

Sony Mini/Micro

system

AMPLIFIER 

and 3

Sony AV receiver, multi

channel amplier, or

home theater system

AMPLIFIER 

and 4

Sony home theater

system

( Factory setting)

Note

It is possible to change the remote control code to

make the remote control compatible with a multi

channel amplier or home theater system. If you

do not know what your Sony amplier type is, try

selecting each of the four codes above to nd out

which one corresponds with your amplier.

is remote control may not be compatible with

some Sony products.

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Setting the clock

e time on the clock must be correctly

set for the proper operation of functions.

You can set the clock either manually or by

connecting to the Internet.

Setting the clock manually

1

Enter the Setup menu, select [Clock

setting], and then press ENTER.

2

Select [Online auto-sync clock setting]

and press ENTER.

3

Select [O] and press ENTER.

4

Select [Date input] and press ENTER.

5

Press



/



to select the year/

month/day, and press



/



to adjust

the value.

e date is set in order of year, month

and day.

6

Press



/



to select the hour/

minute, press



/



to set the value,

and then press ENTER.

7

Select the desired city from the [Time

zone] setting.

If the desired city does not appear

in the [Time zone], select a city that

is within the same time zone as the

desired city.

8

Select [Standard] or [Summer time]

for the [Summer time] setting.

9

Select [Apply] and press ENTER.

e time appears in [Current time].

10

Select [Close] and press ENTER.

Note

When the time setting display appears aer the

power is turned on, the display automatically

disappears if no operation is performed for a while.

If the time is not set correctly, set the time correctly

using the Setup menu.

To change the date and time

format

You can select an M/D/Y, D/M/Y, or Y/M/

D format for the date and a 12-hour or 24-

hour format for the time.

1

Enter the Setup menu, select [Screen

setting], and then press ENTER.

2

Select the date and time format.

When selecting the date format:

Select [MM/DD/YYYY], [DD/MM/YYYY],

or [YYYY/MM/DD] for the date format

setting.

When selecting the time format:

Select [HH:MM] (24-hour system) or [HH:

MM AM/PM] (12-hour system) for the time

format setting.

3

Select [Execute] and press ENTER.

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Setting the clock through an Internet

connection — NTP

You can set the clock by connecting the

unit to the NTP (Network Time Protocol)

server on the Web.

Before using this function, make sure the

network setup has already been done (page

82).

1

Enter the Setup menu, select [Clock

setting], and then press ENTER.

e clock setting display appears.

2

Select [Online auto-sync clock setting]

and press ENTER.

3

Select [On] and press ENTER.

4

Select [Server name] and press ENTER.

e text input display appears.

If [NtpServer] appears, the unit

connects to the server that has been set.

If the server name is okay, go to step 6.

5

Enter the server name and press

ENTER.

For details on entering text, see

“Entering text” on page 15.

6

Select the desired city from the [Time

zone] setting.

If the desired city does not appear

in the [Time zone], select a city that

is within the same time zone as the

desired city.

7

Select [Standard] or [Summer time]

for the [Summer time] setting.

8

Select [Apply] and press ENTER.

e clock is automatically set.

9

Select [Close] and press ENTER.

To restore the server name to its

factory setting

In step 5, press the CLEAR button

repeatedly until the server name is deleted.

To cancel the procedure

Press BACK.

Notes



e unit may not be able to connect to the NTP

server if the Internet setting has not been correctly

done.



If you are using a proxy server, transmissions may

not be relayed to the NTP server. If this happens,

consult your Internet service provider.

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Listening to Music

Playing a CD

is unit can play audio CDs and CD-R/

RW discs recorded with MP3 audio tracks.

See page 106 for details on playable discs.

See page 80 for details on connecting the

amplier.

CD

1

Set the source selector on the

amplier to the function for this unit.

2

Press  and place a disc into the disc

tray.

e disc tray slides out.

Load a disc with the label side up.

e disc tray closes when you press 

again.

e unit automatically starts searching

for title information for the disc. If the

unit is connected to the Internet, title

information not in the unit’s database

will be obtained from the Web (page

82).

3

Press CD.

Playback starts.

e unit detects the format (audio CD

or CD-R/RW with MP3 audio) and

automatically changes to the proper

mode. If a disc contains two formats,

you will have to change the mode

manually (page 21).

About the CD playback display

Track name or ﬁle name

Playback

indication

Time information

(elapsed time)

Artist name

Album name or folder name

Play mode Selected listing

mode

Tip

e CD playback display does not support the

display of ID3 information contained on MP3 discs.

To see this information, enter the Option menu and

select [Display] – [ID3 info] (page 22).

Other operations

To Do the following:

Stop playback

Press .

Pause playback

Press . Press  again or

 to resume playback.

Find a point in a

track

Press and hold down

/ during playback,

and release it at the desired

point.

Select the

previous/next

track

Press / during

playback.

Select a track

Press



/



(



/



/



/



for an MP3 disc) to select a

track.

Select an album

(MP3 disc only)

Press ALBUM+ or ALBUM–

to select an album.

Remove the disc

Press  on the main unit.

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